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ˈprize-ˌmoney
a. [f. prize n.3] Money realized by the sale of a prize (esp. one taken in maritime war), and distributed among the captors.
1748Anson's Voy. iii. i. 299 It was..with..difficulty that the prize money, which the Gloucester had taken.., was secured, and..the prize goods..were entirely lost. 1749New Hampsh. Probate Rec. (1916) III. 733, I give to Doctor Robert Ratsey all my Waidges, Prize money, [etc.]. 1757J. Lind Lett. Navy i. 23 All ships are equally entitled to their share of prize-money. 1800J. Webbe in Gurw. Wellington's Desp. (1837) I. 128 Likely to obtain neither fame nor prize money. 1887Besant The World went xxiv, The prize-money..amounted to a very pretty sum.
b. [f. prize n.1] Money awarded as a prize or as prizes.
1934in Webster. 1961N.Y. Times 24 Jan. 23 He won the Masters, the United States Open and a record $80,738 in prize money. 1973M. Amis Rachel Papers 194, I was entering a national under-21 short-story competition, sponsored by one of the colour magazines. With the prize-money we might just have a few days in Paris ourselves. |